Amy Powell Studio

Amy Powell is a self-taught figurative sculptor working primarily in terra cotta. Amy found herself living in Nashville, Tennessee where she performed at the beloved Opryland USA, Opryland Hotel and Gaylord Entertainment as well as numerous other Nashville venues as a singer, dancer, actress and pianist. The arts have always been present in Amy's life since childhood while growing up in rural Michigan. Amy's passions have shifted throughout the decades yet the deep need to sculpt has finally brought her back to the dirt that has always been under her nails.

We are told: "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Life being the best teacher, it was the experience of a painful loss that ultimately stirred the long dormant, but ever present compulsion to work in clay. After some healing, Alan LeQuire and the late Murat Kaboulov "appeared." Both led her but also stayed out of the way by respecting her intuition and even honoring her lack of formal training. Recognized and recommended by recent instructors at the Scottsdale Artists' School, Amy's portrait bust of "Julia" and figurative piece "Emily" was accepted in to the Scottsdale Artists' School Best and Brightest 2014 and 2016 (respectively) Juried Art Show

Amy's home studio is located in Nashville. Amy created Sculpt and Gulp workshops where students of all skill levels can learn from local, regional, and nationally respected sculptors. Sculpt and Gulp is a safe and fun environment where fundamentals of sculpting and intuition both are honored. Amy herself often teaches amongst her "tribe" of creatives.